It seems almost unthinkable, but Islamist groups are, as we speak,
hard at work creating Muslim states-within-states in the U.S. Indeed,
this process has been unfolding for a long time across the Western
world, through the creation of isolated
Muslim enclaves in both rural and urban areas, as well as through
the designation of "no-go
zones" where governments admit to having little authority over
Muslims living there, essentially leaving them to function as autonomous
regions.

Daniel Pipes has tracked numerous examples since 2004 of Muslim groups working to create
communities based solely on Islam and run by Shari'a law. As discussed by David Kennedy Houck in 2006, "Although such concepts are
antithetical to a free society, U.S. democracy allows the internal
enclave to function beyond the established boundaries of our
constitutional framework."

For example, one such community, Gwynn Oak, has been created in
Baltimore, Maryland, consisting of Muslim immigrants and
African-American converts. The project is led by John Yahya Cason,
director of the Islamic Education and Community Development Initiative.
Cason explained that the neighborhood is a response to the problem that
"Muslim communities are ruled by Western societal tenets, many of which
clash with Islamic norms." In his opinion, there is a need for
communities with "the totality of the essential components of Muslim
social, economic, and political structure." As such, the Gwynn Oak
enclave follows specific moral rules based on Islam and people there
speak Arabic. On September 13, 2009, the construction of its three-story
mosque began.
Approximately 400 Muslims now live in the vicinity.

Another example involves the Islamic Center for Human Excellence,
which receives funding from the United Arab Emirates. In August 2004, it
was granted
permission to build a Muslim neighborhood in Little Rock, Arkansas,
complete with a mosque, school, and 22 homes; it would not allow the
presence of alcohol. The goal was for Muslims to find an area to escape
the alleged crime and depravity of American life, although the imam
behind the effort said that non-Muslims are welcome to join.

Far more radical groups than these are now taking the lead in
promoting and creating Islamic enclaves on U.S. soil.

One such organization is As-Sabiqun,
headed by Imam
Abdul Alim Musa, who is very honest about his disturbing
objectives. The group's website calls for installing Islamic law
worldwide, fighting for "oppressed" Muslims, and "build[ing] model
communities where Islam is lived." The website contains a point-by-point plan to
assemble mini-states in America, beginning with the construction of a
mosque and finishing with "establishing geographical integrity by
encouraging Muslims of the community to live in close proximity to the
masjid [mosque]" and "establishing social welfare institutions."

The ideology espoused by Musa and As-Sabiqun is undeniably radical.
The website boastsabout Musa's early endorsement of Ayatollah Khomeini and the 1979
Islamic revolution in Iran. It also is unafraid to say that As-Sabiqun
members follow people like Hasan
al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood; Maulana Mawdudi,
who called on Muslims to wage jihad until Shari'a law is in place over
the globe; and Sayyid
Qutb, the Muslim Brotherhood member whose preaching inspired Osama
bin Laden. Musa himself has argued that
the CIA and Israel were behind the 9/11 attacks. He has admitted that he "like[s]" bin Laden, calls Hezbollah "a great organization,"
and says Hamas members are "very nice people."

This group has received considerable media attention due to
allegations that its isolated compounds are used for paramilitary
training, an accusation bolstered by a videotape released
by the Christian Action
Network. On that tape, a speaker is seen declaring the U.S. a Muslim
country and pledging that Muslims of the Americas will defend American
Muslims from foreign and domestic enemies.

The ideology of Muslims of the Americas is comparable to that of
As-Sabiqun, although it is more centered on following Gilani as a
representative of God who is capable of creating miracles. Gilani is
very anti-Semitic, describing Jews
as "an example of human Satans"; like Musa, he insists that a
Jewish-Zionist conspiracy is behind the attacks of September 11, 2001,
and other schemes to harm Muslims. He calls bin Laden a "Saudi activist," while claiming to meet with Jesus and
personally to have introduced the Mahdi to a select few.

Another collective aspiring to create autonomous Muslim regions in
the U.S. is called the Ummah.
On October 28, 2009, the FBI tried to arrest one of its leaders, Imam Luqman
Ameen Abdullah, for his involvement in criminal activity alongside
some of his followers. A shootout ensued that took the life of Abdullah and
one police dog. Like Muslims of the Americas, Abdullah offered his flock
martial arts training and, in some cases, firearms instruction. He also
had his own armed security team and preached
war against the U.S. government and solidarity with bin Laden, the
Taliban, and Hezbollah.

The FBI describes the Ummah as a "nationwide radical
fundamentalist Sunni group consisting mainly of African-Americans" and says that its goal is to create "a separate,
sovereign Islamic state ('the Ummah') within the borders of the United
States, governed by Shari'a law. The Ummah is to be ruled over by Jamil
Abdullah al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown." The death of
Luqman Ameen Abdullah did not destroy this aim.

The possibility that Muslim-only towns and urban enclaves could be
created inside the U.S. seems like a fantasy to most Americans at the
moment, but there is precedent in Europe. The French government actually
has a website where it tabulates 751 "sensitive urban zones,"
which have been accurately described as "no-go
zones." In these areas, which are mostly populated by Muslim
immigrants, there is a high level of crime and hostility to any
governing authority, including law enforcement. Police officers do not
regularly patrol the areas and they are as close to being autonomous
regions as possible without the erecting of an actual parallel
government.

The construction of the building blocks for similar Muslim enclaves
and "no-go zones" in the U.S. is one of the most disturbing programs of
Islamist groups. If successful, these territories will be the first to
establish Shari'a law in the country, thus offering a profound challenge
to America's constitutional order.

Ryan Mauro is the founder of WorldThreats.com, national
security advisor to the Christian Action Network, and an intelligence
analyst with the Asymmetric Warfare and Intelligence Center (AWIC). This
article was sponsored by Islamist
Watch.

Top Opinion

If they want to live in communities that honor thier traditions and laws, then move to countries that have strong ties to Islam. All America has ever asked of its immigrants is to assimulate into OUR society. You dont come to our country and re make us into yours.

I really don't wish it but if you want to see what will happen to the US in 15-20 years look at the UK, France,Holland. and to a lesser extent Denmark and Sweden.

In the UK there are parallel communites, Sharia courts that are legally binding, taxpayers pay for polygamous muslim marriages if outside the UK. All the 7/7 suicide bombers were British, Bangaleshi muslims score the lowest in at school and employment of all ethnic groups.

Terrorist seek asylum in the UK and can't be deported because of their human rights in their countries of origin because some of them torture or have the death penalty.

The second most popular boys name in the UK is Mohammed. They are only 2.5 million out of 60 million people and are already creating problems like no other religious group.

I have to wonder how many Muslim women have abortions compared to other ethnic/religious groups.... I am concerned that even in Israel the Jewish women are having more abortions than the Arab women.... figure out the demographics on that that one and the picture becomes very solemn for the future.

Yes, there is one such enclave near me. Islam is invading America and changing the country. The only way to stop this process is to treat Islam as not a religion but a hostile foreign ideology incompatible with American Constitution and secular society.

Since the time of its establishment at a radical mosque in Brooklyn, New York, Jamaat ul-Fuqra has been responsible for more terror attacks on America soil (30 and counting) than all the other terrorist groups combined. It has spawned and sponsored assassinations, kidnappings, mass murder, grand theft and fraud.

Some noted associates of Jamaat ul-Fuqra include Richard Reid, the Shoe bomber and John Allen Muhammad, the Beltway sniper.

Since the time of its establishment at a radical mosque in Brooklyn, New York, Jamaat ul-Fuqra has been responsible for more terror attacks on America soil (30 and counting) than all the other terrorist groups combined. It has spawned and sponsored assassinations, kidnappings, mass murder, grand theft and fraud.

Some noted associates of Jamaat ul-Fuqra include Richard Reid, the Shoe bomber and John Allen Muhammad, the Beltway sniper.

Members of the group, including Clement Rodney Hampton-El took part in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center

Some of these look like the locations of beef packing plants where Obama's ACORN program brought Somallians in through Windsor, Canada to Detroit, MI and migrated them throughout the midwest. The presence of a burqa in a town where Levis jeans and Justin boots were the normal daily wear have become a daily experience.

Just makes my blood boil. Even small towns like Shelbyville and Murphfreesboro Tennessee. They have practically created dhemmis in Nashville with a lot of help from stores and city officals to set up their own communities. And the meat packing plant Tyson has already established a paid Ramadan holiday. They were going to cancel Labor Day holiday but got so much protest from the other workers and signed petitions from Americans boycotting their products, they decided not to. I do think Clinton brought a lot of the Somalians here too as asylum seekers. Will check that our for sure.

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